Pierre Bardy has been appointed Rapporteur of the Draft Law 238, filed on May 15, by the 21 elected representatives of the majority group on the National Council, concerning the use of state-owned housing for a private business.
The draft enables Monegasques to register a professional activity in residential premises owned by the state, at no cost.
The purpose of the proposed law is to enable Monegasque entrepreneurs to conduct their businesses while overcoming the formidable obstacles presented by the shortage of office space and its high cost in the Principality.
Pierre Bardy will report back to the National Council on the proceedings of the meetings of the Finance and National Economy Commission, chaired by Balthazar Seydoux.
From Tuesday, June 5, at the same time as the Boulevard des Moulins bus corridor will be tested to improve traffic flow in this area and to reduce travel times for lines 1 and 4, the Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco (CAM) will adjust the schedules of several other lines.
The goal is to maintain the average frequency at 10 minutes on the main bus routes (1,2,4,6) while also better serving commuters in the morning and afternoon. Meanwhile, the night service will be split into two routes in order to provide a much-improved service for users.
Night Line 1 will run from Fontvieille to Larvotto and Saint Roman, which is a mix of lines 1 and 6 operating during the day. Night Line 2 will run from the Jardin Exotique on a North-South route, which is strictly the same as Line 2 during the day.
These two lines will operate with a frequency of 35 minutes. The schedules have been designed so that the buses arrive at the same time at the stops Princesse Antoinette and Monte-Carlo to ensure a smooth connection for travellers.
PHOTO: Filip Vucak (Croatia); Anne-Marie Boisbouvier, Counsellor in the Prince’s Cabinet; Buddhi K. Athauda, (Sri Lanka); Modupe E. Irele (Nigeria); Marie-Catherine Caruso-Ravera, Director of Diplomatic and Consular Relations and Thiep Nguyen (Vietnam). Photo: Manuel Vitali/DC
On Tuesday, May 29, Marie-Catherine Caruso-Ravera, Monaco’s Director of Diplomatic and Consular Relations, received, at a luncheon at the Hermitage Hotel, HE Modupe E. Irele, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria; HE Filip Vucak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia; HE Thiep Nguyen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and HE Buddhi K. Athauda, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka, who in the morning had presented their credentials to the Sovereign Prince.
After obtaining a degree in education, Ms Modupe E. Irele joined State College Pennsylvania in 2001 where she held positions of Programme Director and Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the World Campus. Founder and Lead Consultant in Key Learning Solutions, she directs the programmes for the professional development qualifications of the Cambridge International Examinations under the British Council. She is also the author of many books on education.
HE Filip Vucak joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992. He was appointed Minister-Counsellor in 1995, then Minister Plenipotentiary at the Croatian Embassy in Paris. He held the post of Ambassador of Croatia to Spain, to the Holy See and the Order of Malta. Director of Cabinet and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister in 2016, he was promoted Special Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in 2017.
HE Thiep Nguyen rose through the ranks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he became Deputy Director. In 2002, he was appointed Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in Geneva. In 2007, he returned to the MAE as Deputy Director in the Department of Europe II. Ambassador of Vietnam to Austria in 2011, the President of the Republic gave him the title of Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. From 2014, he held the position of Director of Information Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Specialising in Business Administration, HE Buddhi K. Athauda has held the position of President and CEO of import-export and e-commerce companies in the United States. Vice-President at Aelix Inc, he was responsible for business development in Asia and the Middle East and then joined the US company Iridium as Regional Manager for Asia. Appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Netherlands in 2011, he helped promote bilateral relations in the field of finance and trade between the two countries.
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Junior Chamber breakfast help us understand the impact of blockchain
The Junior Economic Chamber of Monaco (JCEM) invites those interested in blockchain to its second breakfast conference in 2018 on Friday, June 15. This is an exciting theme and more than ever at the heart of the news, JCEM says, adding the networking event will start at 8:15 am in the Salon Bellevue of the Café de Paris.
One of the speakers will be Vidal Chriqui, who will address the topic: “Blockchain: the new economic revolution?” He has been active in the blockchain business for more than six years and is the blockchain expert for Syntec Numérique, the leading French syndicate of professionals in the digital industry, with more than 1,800 members.
After a career at CapGemini, Orange, SAP and HiMedia, Mr Chriqui holds the position of Blockchain advisor in various organisations and takes part in many discussions. A graduate of the Ecole des Mines de Paris, he is also the inventor of BRC-808, an online reservation protocol using blockchain.
The second speaker will be Pierre Paperon, whose talk is entitled “How the Blockchain upsets the foundations of capitalism.” Mr Paperon is the co-founder of SOLID, a company supporting companies wishing to issue virtual exchange instruments (ICO). After passing through Euro RSCG and McKinsey, Mr Paperon began a career as an entrepreneur and business leader in the computer and digital services industry (founder of Operandi, president of AltaVista).
He then joined Danone where he led the Internet division, then LastMinute.com and finally Cloudwatt (Orange) where he held management positions. He co-founded SOLID in 2014 and supports companies wishing to develop market and exchange places in the fields of culture, solidarity, retail, and ecology.
Mr Paperon is a graduate of the National School of Arts and Trades and the MBA of HEC Paris.
The attention of the Government of Monaco has been drawn to commercial flyers distributed by a company called Help Mask, which claim that its product provides 60 minutes of breathing without fresh air in the event of a fire.
Monaco’s fire-fighting services have serious reservations about the alleged effectiveness of this mask, the Government said. Subsequently, the Government is warning residents to be extremely vigilant if they have already acquired such a device, or are considering doing so.
Also, it is important to point out that although the emergency numbers 18 and 112 are included in the prospectuses sent out by the company, no recommendation has been made by the relevant departments on the products in question.
In order to improve the circulation in the boulevard des Moulins sector, to streamline the flow of vehicles and to facilitate the access of emergency services, the State Services have set up a new traffic system, which will be tested for a few months from Tuesday, June 5.
Bus lines 1 and 4, as well as the buses of the regional line 100 Nice-Monaco-Menton arriving from the direction of Place des Moulins, will no longer take the narrow lane of avenues Saint Laurent and Saint-Charles, but continue straight ahead between the crossroads boulevard des Moulins/avenue Saint Laurent and the Madonna roundabout. Other vehicles (VL, PL, 2 wheels) will continue to join the roundabout by the road that passes directly in front of the church Saint-Charles.
The left turn from boulevard des Moulins to avenue Saint-Laurent will be kept in place, particularly to facilitate access to the Saint-Charles School for parents. A number of parking spaces will be moved or abolished, while the pedestrian crossing will be moved a few metres for safety reasons. Delivery bays will also change.
The reason behind this overhaul of the traffic system at this very busy spot is to improve the response time of emergency services, which have been impeded on occasions in the past. The new scheme is also expected to improve the punctuality of bus services.
For any additional information or suggestions during the test period: +377 98 98 22 77 or namenagement@gouv.mc.
